2019 QB Rankings: Pre-Draft

While it is still very early in the process NFL Free Agency and the rapidly approaching NFL Draft got me thinking about my initial leans for the upcoming fantasy football season. I will be posting my initial thoughts for each position over the next few days starting with 2019 QB Rankings.

These ranks are just a jumping off point as much will change with the draft, potential trades and as I dig into more data and info. Stay tuned throughout the lead up to Fake Pigskin for rankings updates.

Rank

Player

Team

1

Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City Cheifs

2

Andrew Luck

Indianapolis Colts

3

Aaron Rodgers

Green Bay Packers

4

Baker Mayfield

Cleveland Browns

5

Jared Goff

Los Angeles Rams

6

Deshaun Watson

Houston Texans

7

Drew Brees

New Orleans Saints

8

Cam Newton

Carolina Panthers

9

Phillip Rivers

Los Angeles Chargers

10

Ben Roethlisberger

Pittsburgh Steelers

11

Russel Wilson

Seattle Seahawks

12

Matt Ryan

Atlanta Falcons

13

Tom Brady

New England Patriots

14

Carson Wentz

Philadelphia Eagles

15

Jimmy Garapolo

San Francisco 49ers

16

Josh Allen

Buffalo Bills

17

Jameis Winston

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

18

Kirk Cousins

Minnesota Vikings

19

Dak Prescott

Dallas Cowboys

20

Matthew Stafford

Detroit Lions

21

Mitch Trubisky

Chicago Bears

22

Joe Flacco

Denver Broncos

23

Lamar Jackson

Baltimore Ravens

24

Derek Carr

Oakland Raiders

25

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Miami Dolphins

26

Nick Foles

Jacksonville Jaguars

27

Andy Dalton

Cincinnati Bengals

28

Marcus Mariota

Tennessee Titans

29

Josh Rosen

Arizona Cardinals

30

Sam Darnold

New York Jets

Heading into this season you will likely read about the QB that will be this years Patrick Mahomes. That player does not exist. Mahomes was a very unique case that between talent and circumstance was able to put together one of the best seasons in NFL history. I was an early adopter to Mahomes but even I did not see that coming.

That said, there will be some middle round QB targets that will have the opportunity to outperform their ADP. Two QBs stand out based upon early ADP as potential values heading into draft season.

Per Fantasy Football Calculator Jared Goff is QB12 and coming off the board in the middle of the 9th round. He was able to finish as QB7 last season despite really struggling following the Rams bye week. The loss of WR Cooper Kupp was a big blow to the Rams offense and Goff. His return should help Goff approach the top 5 QB again this season.

The fantasy death of Ben Roethlisberger will be a fun narrative to follow this off-season. Yes Antonio Brown, an all world WR is gone but that doesn’t mean Big Ben should fall to the streamer class of QBs.

He still has Juju Smith-Schuster, who looks to be in the top 10 and possibly top 5 discussion amongst WRs this season. The Steelers also have James Washington, Donte Moncrief, Vance McDonald and others who can step this season. While none of those players will replace the production by themselves, as a group the production should be just fine. Big Ben was QB3 last year. Even if he takes a slight step back he should outperform his QB16 draft day price.

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